"There is no rush to feed two multiples simultaneously. Heck, lots of
first-time mothers these days have never even held one baby, much less two,
so many haven't a clue as to how to comfortably hold/position one to
breastfeeding, much less adding a second. There are many, many of us,
including experienced breastfeeding moms, who found it took weeks to months
for babies or mothers to find the right "fit" and really get the hang of
simultaneous feeding, yet we made plenty of milk based on babies' weight
gains...
I'm not for assigning a breast, unless one baby consistently cues/demoes
preference for a particular side--assuming that the other baby is OK with it.
Initially, I'd never suggest it, as one often is a more effective feeder and
helps with bilateral milk production. Have had a few too many mothers unhappy
with significant breast lopsideness......."
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Some thoughts on exclusively nursing twins from a BDTD point of view:
Though it's tricky to latch two newborns at once, it very simply equaled into
much more sleep for me, and that interpreted into a better supply. This is
the main reason I encourage swaddling, any number of pillows, a recliner or
whatever it takes to latch both twins at least a majority of the feedings for
a while.
Secondly, I very much agree with not assigning a side. This would be how I
discovered personally just how very different supplies can be from side to
side.....not just slightly.....but dramatically in some women.
There are, of course, a lot of other issues as mentioned, but these two
seemingly simple things made a huge difference for our nursing triad in
successfully getting and maintaining a supply.
Cheryl Taylor White
www.drjaygordon.com
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